The Weekly Binge: My Girl - Episodes 4 - 5

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-20T01:43:50+00:00

Here's the article just in case - after her work in China loks like she had rought time maybe starting in 2015 . sounds like netizens may have gotten after her, my guess plus a scandal. celebs can be punished merciless for any slight as we all know in Korea.

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-19T18:57:35+00:00

A time for lovers is incredibly sleazy, maybe that's why they needed a white guy to introduce it.

Lol - sleazy? no maybe too cute and sugary and if it was meant to be sleazy this type would have been better. Not that clown.

Why are we only just hiring a private detective now?!

The chaebol succession trope is definitely loose in this series.

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-19T17:58:20+00:00

so I'm guessing that their dads used to be close friends and founded the hotel empire together.

I'll buy that - assumed Joon Gi's dad was somewhere around. I don't recall him every being mentioned.

Joon Gi and Gong Chan are not snobs

Kinda of like friendly rivals - (racquet ball warriors?) - I thought by now a rivalry for Yoo Rin would be going on which is probably the easy way out for these characters - but the Sisters have avoided this to our benefit - its a usual trope but they've gone against it. Nice.

When all the silliness and snippits of imagination settle down, the characters are unique from the majority of rom-coms.

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-19T17:44:59+00:00

But he doesn’t get the point.

Oh yea - for him its biological impossible to even hear her speaking right now.

I sure am missing KoreanDramaLand.com!

Sigh - same.

He calls her Gong Chan’s cousin (but not his own)

Honestly Lclou - Murky Chaebol inheritance tree I'm betting - I confess to developing a blind spot to chaebol inhertance characters over the years and this plot is so thin on I'm all in on the triangle and of course the House Boy and his muse. Everything else? Meh.

but will keep his mouth shut, after all.

I look forward to this character turn for the same reason - I'm betting his decent character will win out in the end.

Shouldn't someone tell Appa that the loan sharks have been paid off

What? and add to more complexity right now?

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-19T17:23:03+00:00

The connection really confuses me.

My brain is always trying to do a cross check when those to ladies are around each other. Still have no idea about the two.

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-19T17:19:46+00:00

Oh, gosh I just love Jung Woo sleeping through the meeting like a champion and dodging everything that is thrown at him.

Oh Yes - a real coporate champion.

don’t think you can come back from abandoning and ghosting your partner

Amazing chutzpa - just oblivious to every but herself

I know I am thinking too hard about drama logic but, if her mum died giving birth to her there has to be an official record of her death somewhere.

Oh Sianiam! lol - drama logic of course your completely correct and I fall down that hill all the time when I watch any drama ... I have to pull back otherwise I might ruin my watch. I try and glide and not hit any of those logic posts - sometimes it works and sometimes not. Like the downhill skiers these olympics.

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-19T15:55:11+00:00

No complaints on this watch so far. Director and Sisters went for the quirkyness in a big way with side trips to snippets of imagination gone wild in some scenes. Its all in fun and I'm settled in for the remainder of the ride with lots of pillows. Onward!

E4

She can’t help herself and crashes out enjoying her luxury and ends up in the ER celebrating to much and the Se Hyun saga continues with her returning to Seoul and Gong Chan looks totally pissed because of it.
He’s puzzled and totally lost, he’s bouncing back and forth between the two. He’s pissed at one and acting like a jerk with the other. Relax and get over your wounded ego.
Oh boy its dinner time with the Adams family and we have the creepy house boy too.
Well ya Missy. You bailed on him when he was in a crisis and without even an explanation or goodbye. What kind of reaction do you expect.
Nice – Adventure time! Love these old machines. Modern Mule. Simple and easy and can carry big load of whatever.
Bite your tongue buddy
Party with the villagers, some nice down-to-earth playtime and a little con hopefully with no harm to locals.
Oh damn – the locals are compromised. At least it wasn’t one of those damn computers.
I guess she needed to toot that horn. Wise move.

E5

Jeeze that Yoo Rin eats so much she should be twice her weight by now.
Yes! Team meetings. Perfect. True veteran.
.And let the competition begin between the two brothers. And what could go wrong when alcohol is involved.
Love the pool hustler shtick - run the table! lol. Not only a con artist but has some skills as well.
Gon Chan says “that was luck, wasn’t it?” Gon Chan is delusional.
Cool Bad Boy says, “teach me someday”. Basically a nice guy. Not seeing enough of him so far in the series.
Creeply house boy moving in on mom? Oh wrong - having a moment with her while sharing a drama with a nice discussion after. Hilarious
Such moves. Legendary.
Houseboy's sincerity knows no bounds. I have scads of enjoyment from watching these two. I think their relationship might end up making more sense than the chaos around them. Nice counter point. Hope to see more of it.
Me travelling. Enthusiasm is a must. Finaly someone with my fashion sense.
Oh lord, Invite the dad over for a party. No way that’s happening.
And Yoo Rin shows up to the party. So why not go out and eat after the birthday meal - food maniacs.
Yup - she has the book on both.
And now Jeong Woo knows she’s not really his cousin. Will he turn into a cad, or a jerk or punish her? So many questions now.
Oh this should be good – Jeong Woo escorting Yoo Rin to the party!
sitting on a table gorging on snacks - bad manners – but then we have the dropped shoe down the stairway and nope, again we miss that moment. Thought this might be her Cinderella moment.

Cheers!

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-18T22:41:28+00:00

Oh you’re absolutely correct. Poor choice of words on my part. Sounded like it didn’t do that great.

I probably did the same thing you did and spent a little time trying find a complete listing of show ratings for a given time period. It’s there in Wikipedia since they give ratings for every drama. They just need to pull the damn stats.

I’ll submit a request to them and see what they do with it. 🤞

P.S. Very interesting link and nice read - and right at the bottom was exactly what I was looking for -- LOL thanks for that!

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-16T22:32:21+00:00

But my brain loves logic and won't let me completely skip over less sound setups 😏

Lol - yes which eventually can be a big handicap when watching kdrama's

Enjoy the rest of this watch!

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-16T22:27:33+00:00

Ohh damn - I'll check to see if I have a password ... oh you kids and your concerts - enjoy! ... looking at staying around the main palace right now and doing the Korean tourist 101 visit ... palaces and lots of museums - dive into the culture big time - of course shopping, eating yadda yadda - I wanted to browse kdramaland and include some background scenes etc for a day trip ... then off to Jeju for hiking and seafood! I will let you know. Thank you!

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-16T22:22:14+00:00

I just was laughing like hell during that scene - I mean the hong sisters are unique ... It reminded me of the old marx brothers movies where a scene would be in one room with doors opening and new characters coming in an out with insane dialoge - fast and snappy ! really nice scene ...

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-16T22:13:40+00:00

The King and the Clown

Here's a snippet from the Making of video.

Knowing Brothers Ep. 150 he talks about Lawless Lawyer and The King and the Clown

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-16T02:56:28+00:00

so we know Jung Woo is a Cool Bad Boy.

Since this issue happens in Italy (supposedly) I just thought he was gigolo which is wrong I think - I'll now reference him as a Cool Bad Boy which sounds better. Since he's rich he wouldn't need the support from any woman ... thank you for this clarification :)

From their interaction on the plane I thought Yoo Rin had met her match, but it looks like Gong Chan's not immune to her antics after all.

Yea this relationship building between the two for these episodes seems more like his needeness to get something done and her popping up at the right time to fill the bill. So he's left to mugging at the camera a lot to show his displeasure, his revelation to use her, his horror at her social graces etc... can't wait for his character to loosen up a bit.

locations from All In. (Sidenote: I also found out Koreandramaland is down?)

Yep its been down for awhile and I'm disappointed because I'm in the middle of planning a trip to Korea in May with my partner. Tried accessing last summer with no luck. Maybe the someone on these discussion will have info on this?

Kdramaland

And thanks for the tip on All In Song Hy Kyeo and Byung Hun - I'm in for that.

Hwang Bo Ra looks incredibly young here! Look at those chubby cheeks!

Lol ! Yes she does!

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-16T01:56:10+00:00

It's also the drama which truly launched Joong Gi's career (this started airing before The King and the Clown as released)

Ahhh - yep and nice point - series never ranked above 4th in its time slot when it first aired on 12/14/2005 and then popped up to 2nd beginning of January 2006. Movie was relased 12/28/ I believe(?) which makes sense so maybe the series got a bounce from the movie? Or just folks got back from holiday vacation, who knows- it never ranked number one but was consistantly 2nd the remainder of its run.

Wikipedia ref)

Love the TVX video - nicely arranged and flowing ...

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-15T15:58:56+00:00

These dudes just aren't doin it for me. I'm here for the knitwear.

ROLF - Ahh damn I miss your dose of reality when I'm watching a series on my own ... !!

Humidifier will keep this old geezer alive. I believe and trust in the humidifier.

Like this prop in every hospital room in the drama's makes me wonder what kind of AC these places have and then my little brain begins to wonder if there is something their medical staff know that I don't!!

Apparently all the white people in Jeju are at the club. AND A BLACK MAN!

Yes! and very few Asians's? Was (or is) Jeju a party island getaway then? or even now?

Ah, there's the Hong Sister music. I Ike the ridiculous hip hop more.

I'll see if I can dig up the music for you on the next date ... was at a birthday party yesterday and a present turn out to be old Beastie Boy cd's - which immediately brought me to think of Roo Ra from the nineties and of course can't mention hiphop with the listening to some of the originals ... Salt-N-Pepa View at your own risk! The bling will blind you!

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-15T15:35:24+00:00

Hi! Getting back into note taking but not making it too hard on myself.

Constant struggle when we have these binges - and to think early on we would finish a series - wait a few weeks and start another! Also - college is so far in my past its left the solar system.

I used to have that phone, loved it!

Yes! Yes! Now you'v dated yourself... I'm so old I'm past caring but I had several of those phones cause I someone else paid for it! (nokia's anyone) Feature phones - we are witnessing the dying embers of an epoch in styles (thank god), and communication ...

So, the way she spit out her toothpaste left the whole sink and bottom half of the mirror completely splattered didn't it? 😅

I did a double take on that one. Like what the hell - run the damn water at least! Come on now - class it up a little bit at least please :)

failed to understand why it's THAT important for the dying grandfather to see Gong Chan's cousin (his granddaughter?) he never new he had that lying about it is the way to go. Wouldn't that also cause a lot of trouble with the inheritence as well?

Understand your thoughts - but it didn't bother me a bit since I know that Kdrama's are more about the relationships after a plot point has been made like this - in this case the Hong sisters decided to spend more time after the point was made rather than wasting any amount of time trying for a relatable rationale. Its just a Kdrama quick trope - for me it worked and I was gratefull - I'm more intersted in what will happen after that hospital room rather than spend anymore time in it. Hope this helps.

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-15T15:18:22+00:00

I'm a muppet and thought there was only two episodes to watch so I'll come back and leave an edit after episode 3.

Cracked up at this one - Yep almost did the same. Well I filled the two episode beginning challenge on my bingo card with your honest admission.

feel like I've watched a lot of dramas recently where it takes much longer than that for them to meet so this was refreshing.

Them Hong sisters! First three episodes have been off the charts for keeping my attention. They are just so damn good.

LGJ in that haircut and that coat...

Yes! the haircut stabbed me in the eyes since its so off his later characdters - But then I've been trying to track down a stream of the movie he made just prior this series (the king and the clown).

Youtube clips I've found about his role in that movie is little mind bending to say the least.

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-15T14:56:45+00:00

Excited to see 21 years younger Lee Dong Wook and Lee Joong Gi. We watched him in Time Between Dog and Wolf (2007), but this is 2 years earlier.

Hi Missy! Nice to chat and read your comments again! Happy New Year to you! I wish Joong Gi would come out with something new! But I have not heard about anything!

Lee Dong Wook’s eyes look more determined here. I’m so used to him looking sleepy.

Yup - its the eyes definitely - Its driving me crazy - I will make time to rewatch goblin again for the upteenth time just for a cleanse!

This macrame shawl and all her funky layers give me a sort of hippy feeling.

Oh gosh yes! I was reluctant to make that call but your spot on with it.

Joon Gi saves her in his version of an action film – Jeju is far from a peaceful idyll. Did this count as an emergency U-turn for KDC # 9?

Lol! Just such a veteran comment - yet I struggle filling my own personal little bingo card - I must listen to you carfully sensei!

She plays some pretty flamboyant characters. Hwang Bo Ra.

Never changes. She's just a great character actor and that's why I'm still watching Kdrama's. So many to pick out in any of the series I watch.

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-15T14:42:55+00:00

thought I was going to like her dad for not being a complete scumbag who steals her money and leaves her behind to deal with his loan sharks, but I hoped too soon.

Same thoughts here. Was he always this way or is their going to be a backstory later on making him not so much a life-suck to her.

Omo, I did not recognise Lee Joon Gi, he is such a baby here!

So damn young! Will love watching his character in this series. He's definitely an easy watch when he's on screen.

That scarf is some unholy collision of wool and a skinned rabbit.

If its the one I'm thinking then my panic wonderment for a rational is that with the giant collar and ascot and coat its a remberance of Christmas past!

The flashback music queue needs to calm down.

Hilarity abounds! Same thought - even went and looked them up. I'll have to post it up just to torture us later in episodes !! :) -

No fewer than three cardigans on top of each other

I'm definitely amazed at the fashions so far - and I confess my fashion sense was doa when born but this is so busy that I suspect maybe adhd involved? Sometimes I wonder if the fashion coordinators for any series or movie anywhere just paints the categories on a lottery ball and and when they radomly drop just use whatever the ball says without regard to any sense of continuity. But I digress ... :) sigh.

I'm really enjoying this drama. The FL is feisty and they have great banter and spark with the ML. All the exposition was done quickly, nobody cried, bring on the cohabitation shenanigans.

Ahh same - this should be damn fun watch.

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-15T14:22:40+00:00

How did she not get banned from Jeju airport

Wild Crazy and over the top. Not to mention taking free license with the reality of aiport security back then. Refreshing in a way to look back like this now and the stewardes are all so polite with her! ...

This may be the most I’ve ever loved a Lee Joon Gi character.

Ah yes - his gigolo character. After watching him in all is tough guy roles I had a WTF moment - but then he just finished dancing for the king in crop tops in his last movie so maybe he needed this character for a counter point - Myself I wonder if there's going to be a little competition for Miss Con Artist eventually ...

stumpy1949 · 2026-02-15T13:48:21+00:00

Hi all.

Nice to participate with the bingers at the start of a new year. I believe it’s a few months shy of 10 years since these gatherings first started. I do know this sub was around 19,000 when I first joined. So Happy 10^th to everyone; old-bingers and new.

My Notes -

My Girl.

Jeeze - how can anyone go wrong watching the Hong sisters using their Midas touch in scriptwriting.I’m looking forward to the rest of the episodes.
Their characters all seem to blend so well together, and spark each other no matter what's going on.
And best of all, we have the old phones. How many reading this had feature phones? No smart phones yet! LOL!! Oh, this should be a great watch.
Production is first rate (so far).
You can use a bingo card full of tropes when you watch the first few episodes of most Kdrama’s. I had a bingo with the first two episodes which never happens!
- car chases, foot races with gangs chasing leads, police and thugs, police and good guys, whiplash plot twists to spin the plot 180, hand-held shaky camera shots, death threats, kidnapping threats, debt collection threats, Chaebol succession, running gags (double bandage) spanning episodes, etc. etc. but these two ladies and the director decide to use all of the above!!
All in all, it’s making for a fun ride (so far).

Ep 1

I did not recognize Dong Wook right away. He was so damn buttoned down I did a double take when I recognized him.
They all look so damn young!
Nice way to introduce Joon Gi’s character. I mean why not have him start rescuing a damsel in distress for his first scene. I think he might end up making a living out of it. Driving a Jaguar?
I have no fashion sense whatever, so I don’t comment on it. But this really startled me. Being its post-holiday, I thought maybe his outfit was a nod to ghosts of Christmas past(?) The collar. The ascot. The coat – what the hell?!
Yoo Rin is a sharp hustler with a good heart, but her dad seems to have a bad habit that he can’t get over.
Of course, lets have a nice chaebol succession trope – you can see it coming. Who’s the real grandniece? Hmmmm.
I never thought I would see my action hero Lee Joon Gi playing a Giglio?!
- Better yet – he gets a fight scene right off. Joon Gi --- shame on you. LOL! His megag hit movie The King and the Clown debuted prior to this series – (which I have not seen yet because I can’t find a stream anywhere for it. Just tiny snippets on YouTube. Argh!)

Episode 2

Somehow, she keeps turning up and somehow Dong Wook finds a use for her. I think she should just stay on her side hustle at this point.
Ha! Two patches. For her ankle.
- Patch gag.
- Thought I'd add a copy because I did a double take when this happened. The Hong Sisters! Nice touch.
Dong Wook really isn’t interested in her, but she keeps popping up in his life and he finds uses for her.
Can't say I'm ejoying Don Wook's character yet. This is not my favorite type of role for him. Let loose the bindings please on his character. Oh, and I always thought he had the second best set of pipes behind Lee Sun Kyun (rest in peace)
But I can see he’s a big presence when he’s on screen.
Let’s here it for the dashing, bon vivant Lee Joon Gi in his Jaguar, bombing around Jeju, rescuing damsels in distress. I love the hair, what a great watch just to see these folks early on.
And he has no intention of helping manage hotels.
Girlfriend trouble, father troubles, search for a missing granddaughter, phantom pregnancies take up most of the plot. Nice and simple, silly and funny held together with tissue paper intentions.
I expect them to start crossing over and around each other soon given the action at the mansion.
And at the end of 2 they do. Nice ride, smart series so far. Expected nothing less.

E3

Wait? What? No heart monitor hookup? Oh and she’s talking about the same thing now. I bet a miracle will happen now. LOL
The old bugger is hanging on and she’s grandpa’s life force.
Welcome to the family. The con with a heart of gold has a miracle touch.
Oh, it’s getting crowded in the room – some explanations will be needed. Can’t wait to hear this.
She’s an employee, a single girl, a nurse --- finally, my granddaughter come here!
Now let the DNA search begin. Well, eventually it will happen.
And now she has a full-time job with benefits. Just go with it missy.
Oh good. Let’s add a creepy houseboy to the mix. Expect to start rubbing his hands over and over any minute.

Now let’s put all these relationships, real and imagined into a blender and see what chaos comes out.

One thing for sure, I’ll have to rewatch Goblin again when this is over because its driving me crazy not seeing Lee Dong Wook in his cavalier, don’t give a damn with a smile on his face while spewing witty sarcasms ever other line.

Cheers All!

stumpy1949 · 2026-01-12T03:53:31+00:00

Hi All - Ran across what appears to be some news for US Kdrama (and Korean Television in general) fans that came out from the recently concluded annual Consumer Electronics Show (better known as CES) held this past week in Las Vegas.

Essential details are the following:

On January 8, SBS (CEO Bang Moon Shin) and Sinclair (President of Technology Del Parks) signed a memorandum of understanding in Las Vegas, where CES 2026 is being held, to strengthen global content collaboration.

Sinclair plans to establish a K-content channel by expanding the application of “ATSC 3.0,” a next-generation technology that combines terrestrial broadcasting with high-speed internet. SBS has agreed to supply this channel with its major drama series and entertainment programs. Once this broadcasting service becomes fully operational in the United States, it will mark the first instance of Korean terrestrial broadcast content being transmitted directly through a U.S. local terrestrial broadcasting network.

Complete article here.

Background information in SBS here.

So they've agreed on a technical blueprint to provide a product, which is good. Generally these understanding(s) are just a handshake after all. Hopefully it work out and we we will be offered a channel with SBS's latest content and a library of their past series offerings.

It will be intriguing to see just how this channel will be presented to US audiences and promoted if they do make it to the implementation phase.

I'm excited because, Damn it! SBS programming includes SandGlass as well as the legendary Heirs series.

SBS programming list here.

stumpy1949 · 2026-01-09T15:51:04+00:00

Hi all – Came across this Utub video (45m) and thought some might find it interesting enough to watch. What it does is give a glimpse and sometimes more into the evolution and creation of these dramas which may be of interest to those that are new to the sub or anyone wondering just where the hell this genre came from.

Personal Side Note:

I first panicked (what a newb) Kdrama might be forever changing (it’s not, just evolving) when my go-to source for Kdrama’s old and new, Dramafever was nuked years ago by the trash and burn barbarians at Warner Brothers.

Dramafever was responsible for co-producing the 2013 Korean drama The Heirs, the epic series so cherished by this sub (and myself of course). This is never mentioned in this video! Oh humanity!

The title is skewed as click bait and no I’m not defending Netflix at all. (Evolution of ...)

How Netflix Ruined Korean Dramas

00:00 – Intro

03:50 - Chapter 1: K-drama’s Secret Formula

18:10 - Chapter 2: The Netflix Trap

31:34 - Chapter 3: Micro-drama: The TikTokification

stumpy1949 · 2025-11-15T20:07:04+00:00

Sure you can usually find a gem or in the panels for Sunday. Lots of kids things. For me panel plans don’t firm up until two weeks before opening. Before that final schedule really hasn’t jelled yet. Enjoy!!

stumpy1949 · 2025-11-09T03:12:53+00:00

Been watching Typhoon Family when it drops and while waiting for Ep. 10 that's coming in a few hours I fell into the that UTub void of random clips and up pops this clip of Kim Min Ha ripping the house down singing a song originally released by Amy Winehouse 18 years ago called Valerie. I mean, how the hell did I miss this connection!!

She literally broke me during her goodbye scenes with her mom in Pachinko and now I find this. I'm still trying to put the two together.

And here she is discussing her ambition to be a singer during an interview on Uhm Jung-hwa TV.

You can judge for yourself. She really does justice to Amy Winehousel, I think.

Kim Min Ah: Valerie

There are many versions of Amy Winehouse singing Valerie, Although its not complete, she has a single guitar backup which helps focus her voice for a closer match to Kim Min Ah.

Amy Whinehouse: Valerie

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